[tom20001]

Custy has fibre cement slate roof , and wants it softwashed would benz biocide do this or would i need hypo. It wont let me upload photo

[tom20001]

[Splash & dash]

Ideally you want to scrape off the lumps of moss then either hypo it or bio it either will work provided you use the right mixing ratio , I would be tempted to bio that  but obviously that will cost a lot more than a bit if hypo

[tom20001]

Ideally you want to scrape off the lumps of moss then either hypo it or bio it either will work provided you use the right mixing ratio , I would be tempted to bio that  but obviously that will cost a lot more than a bit if hypo

Thanks Splash, i was slightly apprehensive of bio but now ill do it . I thought bio might not work great on the fibre cement. What you think 1/30 ratio?  been a nightmare job so far anyway !!!! Your mans well couldnt keep water into my new gx 390 today so i had to draw 1500 litres from his brothers farm along with 500 litres from my own gaf this morn. Farm only a 1km away  from job if even but the hassle of it im worn out ....

[Splash & dash]

Ideally you want to scrape off the lumps of moss then either hypo it or bio it either will work provided you use the right mixing ratio , I would be tempted to bio that  but obviously that will cost a lot more than a bit if hypo

Thanks Splash, i was slightly apprehensive of bio but now ill do it . I thought bio might not work great on the fibre cement. What you think 1/30 ratio?  been a nightmare job so far anyway !!!! Your mans well couldnt keep water into my new gx 390 today so i had to draw 1500 litres from his brothers farm along with 500 litres from my own gaf this morn. Farm only a 1km away  from job if even but the hassle of it im worn out ....

Dilution rate will depend on the product used but most vary from 20- 1 to  50-1 we use algo clear pro normally and I would do it 25-1 to make sure it kills all I work on the principal slightly to strong won’t hurt but too weak won’t work  so it’s a waist of what has already  been applied

[tom20001]

Ideally you want to scrape off the lumps of moss then either hypo it or bio it either will work provided you use the right mixing ratio , I would be tempted to bio that  but obviously that will cost a lot more than a bit if hypo

Thanks Splash, i was slightly apprehensive of bio but now ill do it . I thought bio might not work great on the fibre cement. What you think 1/30 ratio?  been a nightmare job so far anyway !!!! Your mans well couldnt keep water into my new gx 390 today so i had to draw 1500 litres from his brothers farm along with 500 litres from my own gaf this morn. Farm only a 1km away  from job if even but the hassle of it im worn out ....

Dilution rate will depend on the product used but most vary from 20- 1 to  50-1 we use algo clear pro normally and I would do it 25-1 to make sure it kills all I work on the principal slightly to strong won’t hurt but too weak won’t work  so it’s a waist of what has already  been applied

I would have used benz version of the biocide in the past but use softwash solutions version now which i think is the very same and advises very same dilution rates as benz.

[NWH]

How much do you charge for a roof that size on average

[tom20001]

How much do you charge for a roof that size on average

I wont get it for this roof as its wrapped up in a big job and a neighbour too but for that one side id want  €250 to clear off heavy clunks and spray. 250x2 if they wanted whole roof done. Ive only really done tiled and natural slates to date to be honest. I always stayed away from fibre cement as assumed detergent wouldn't stay on  surface like tiles and the natural slate which really seem to absorb the stuff when you spray it.

[tom20001]

In terms of price pic is not great, that one side of  roof is 4/5 times longer than pic shows

[NWH]

Yeah I’ve wanted to get into soft washing for a while now as I have quiet a lot of houses  with render fairly new that are close to trees that have already gone green,I thought you could get a fair bit more than that for that kind of work.

[tom20001]

Yeah I’ve wanted to get into soft washing for a while now as I have quiet a lot of houses  with render fairly new that are close to trees that have already gone green,I thought you could get a fair bit more than that for that kind of work.

When i started initially i got a load of work ,even set up specific website for it and done good bit of marketing thru it. Ive done loads of  softwashing but nearly all the work i got was thru existing customers and word of mouth . I found it very hard to get completely new customers specifically looking for softwashing. The trouble i found was the general public dont understand "softwashing" as a concept and you are really having to educate and sell at the same time and kind of positioning it as a better  alternative to pressure washing in certain instances ie that it kills algae. I let website lapse and just do it now with existing customers as an add on or sometimes when i cant or dont want to pressure wash something i propose it. I believe there is a massive market out there for it but found it hard to sell online and thru adwords. Didnt do massive flyer drop probably could have done more of .that